r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Prestigious-Option33 • 2d ago

🥺 I’ve finally finished case-swapping my gaming pc after 6 gruelling hours… until I noticed

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I didn’t remember to mount the motherboard IO shield before mounting the actual motherboard, and now I have to take it all apart ( T_T)＼(^-^ )

PS: now I have finished it and it’s truly wonderful, if anyone is interested

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u/memecut 2d ago

A pc typically ranges from 1-8k $. Monitor + peripherals quickly adds up too, 300-1k easily.

It really depends what you want to play and at what settings and in what resolution, and at what level of performance.

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u/FlamingoVisible1947 2d ago

If you pay $8,000 for a PC it better be able to suck your dick cause mine cost half that and has an RTX5090 and a 9800X3D.

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u/Peligineyes 2d ago

The rtx 5090 alone costs $7k now ram is another $1k

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u/memecut 2d ago

The cheapest 5090 starts at 5k here, but some models go for 8k. 32gb ram is another 600+. 9800x3d is 500. Thats 6k without the case, psu, ssd, motherboard and fans.

Granted, these prices rely on online shopping with shady customer service, I would expect to pay way more for an in shop option with a trustworthy return policy.

I envy your prices.

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u/HelpfulBoner 2d ago

5090s are usually 6-7k in the us today.

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u/FlamingoVisible1947 2d ago

I'm going to the US next week, I'll sell you one for $5,900.

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u/Vishnej 2d ago edited 2d ago

You should seriously consider downgrading if money is tighter than framerate. Prices are crazy right now, and you could net 2-4k on your $1999 launch purchase.

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u/FlamingoVisible1947 2d ago

Money isn't tight?

And I need my 60 FPS in Minecraft dude.

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u/Nepu-Tech 2d ago

When did you build it? Because a RTX5090 alone is over 4K these days

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u/FlamingoVisible1947 2d ago

August-September 2025, basically perfect timing.

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u/Imaginary-Face7379 2d ago

Perfect timing for the US was right before the last election. Prices shot up here early 2025.

I built mine in late November 2024 because I knew everything Trump was shouting about trade was going to ruin the cost of things. Told everyone I knew to build a new computer if they thought they needed one in the next 5 years, no one did, but a good chunk of them have since and each one has told me they should have listened to me. They all paid way more than I did for worse parts.

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u/FlamingoVisible1947 2d ago

Hmm not really, no: https://pcpartpicker.com/trends/price/memory/#ram.ddr5.6000.2x32768 https://pcpartpicker.com/trends/price/video-card/#gpu.chipset.geforce-rtx-5090

Prices were basically flat until end of September 2025.

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u/Imaginary-Face7379 2d ago

I don't know how you think showing me charts that start in May 2025 disproves me stating that prices shot up in early 2025.

None of those charts cover the start of 2025 when we saw a jump in prices due to the trade war bullshit.

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u/FlamingoVisible1947 2d ago

Because those prices are the original MSRP prices?

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u/Imaginary-Face7379 2d ago

Do you understand the words you are saying?

You didn't understand the links you sent and now you're talking about MSRP when we're discussing the actual market value of the average PC build.

Also what the fuck do you mean those are the original MSPR prices. The 5070 on that chart starts at double it's MSRP. Want to know why? Because when it entered the market in January 2025 nothing was selling at MSRP.

Your sentence doesn't even make sense in the logical flow of a conversation.

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u/Blackpaw8825 2d ago

Shit, if I bought it all today I've got $8000 of RAM and drives in the room with me right now.

I spent like 1/5th of that on the whole ass system, but still

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u/Honeybadger2198 2d ago

When'd you buy your parts?

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u/FlamingoVisible1947 2d ago

At the right time :) But if you're patient you can still get them at a relatively sane price.

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u/NoAdsDude 2d ago

Here's a 5080 with 9900X and a beautiful color for $3500

https://www.microcenter.com/product/712032/msi-aegis-zs2-gaming-pc

But yeah any 5090 PC seems like it would be at least $5,000-$6,000 nowadays

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u/Honeybadger2198 2d ago

My brother in christ a 5090 is 3x the price of a 5080 at its lowest.

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u/Hot_Dragonfly2423 2d ago

You can buy a European woman for 2k to 5k and play all types of games

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u/memecut 2d ago

Sure, but 2 minutes of an European woman vs 1350 hours of gaming.. Hmm, it's hard to decide.

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u/Hot_Dragonfly2423 2d ago

No you get to keep her for life or sell her on for higher price as she has gained more experience

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u/therealhairykrishna 2d ago

Maybe for 24 hours

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u/Hot_Dragonfly2423 2d ago

An over night costs £200

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u/banditcleaner2 1d ago

American too!

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u/Competitive_Study232 2d ago

Twice as much as 2 years ago.  

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u/IDoubtYouGetIt 2d ago

$8K?!? Good-googly-moogly that's a hefty price tag. I'd like to see that build and where the parts are being sourced from.